Boek bij de spotprent op het huwelijk van voormalige koning Willem I met de gravin d'Oultremont, 1841 1841

This anonymous satirical print from 1841, a book addressing a resident of "Fat Meadow Land", comments on the marriage of former King Willem I. The text itself becomes the dominant visual symbol. In bold and stylized fonts, the names "Willem Kaaskooper" and "Jetje Dondermond" are prominently displayed. The names suggest a common origin, kaaskooper referring to a cheese merchant, while dondermond could be translated as 'thunder mouth'. A curious emblem is placed between the names, consisting of 3 floral elements. Consider the deeper cultural implications: names, like powerful talismans, carried the hopes, fears, and expectations of a community. In different times and places, names and floral emblems reappear in wedding portraits, on rings, and public decrees, subtly shifting in meaning. The intent here is humorous, possibly even derisive. The psychoanalytic current may have affected the production and interpretation of these names, engaging viewers on a deep, subconscious level. Thus, the word, the name, the sign—they are not fixed. They resurface, evolve, and take on new meanings as they traverse the corridors of time.